On Friday, September 26, 2014 11:12:37 AM UTC+1, Dave Cornwell wrote:
I think I've heard this term in the Shipping forecast so I assume it has

an official definition. I'd always assumed it to mean at worst clear air

with good visibility and at best clear skies and sunny by day.

Yesterday's forecast for here (BBC News 24, Carol Kirkwood, I think))

mentioned fairly persistent cloud here which was shown on the chart.

This was followed by " ... the fine weather will continue into the

weekend." So does it basically mean just not raining or is this another

example of sloppy forecasting?

Dave, S.Essex

"Fine" means the sun is out, if not continuously.

"Norman" wrote in message
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Col wrote:


Given that fine means it must be dry but dry doesn't necessarily mean
it's fine, I imagine 'dry and fine' would be OK.

......but if it's 'fine' there's no need to say 'dry'.

But 'dry' is the broader and more emcompassing term.
So if you say that first you can add 'fine' second to
indicate that as being a subset of dry days.
Such nuances will be lost on the general public of course
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl
Snow videos:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3QvmL4UWBmHFMKWiwYm_gg

Fine, fair and cloudy are defined as;

Fine - 0 to 3 oktas.
Fair - 4 to 6 oktas.
Cloudy - 7-8 oktas.

These are the definitions used when writing a weather diary.

Fine -0 to 2 oktas
Fair - 3 to 5 oktas
Cloudy - 6 to 8 oktas.

Apologies if you saw a previous post that I deleted. Got it wrong in that one!